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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Departmental Crash in Clinton

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930

mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO

Just after 9:30 am, January 7, 2015, several Prince George’s
County Fire/EMS Department units were alerted to a crash with injuries. Fire/EMS units were responding to 6422 Old
Branch Avenue for a 911 report of a vehicle striking a building.

While on the way to this incident the engine from the Clinton
Fire/EMS Station 825 was involved in their own crash.
The Clinton Engine had all emergency warning lights on and siren
sounding while approaching the intersection of Old Branch Ave and Kirby Road when a
civilian vehicle made a sudden lane change directly into their path of travel causing a collision.

A civilian female occupant was transported to a local hospital
with non-life threatening injuries. No
firefighters were injured. The driver of
the civilian vehicle was cited by the County Police for causing the crash.

Damage to the civilian vehicle is estimated at $10,000. Damage to the Fire Department Engine is
estimated at $20,000 with the majority of damage being to the waterway. The waterway is the piping or plumbing that
allows engines to receive water from a fire hydrant into the engines pump and
distributed through hose lines.

The original call for service that Engine 825 was responding
to was handled by other units that reported no injuries and no damage to the
building.

The firefighter driving the engine, as a matter of standard
operating procedure, went through a post-accident screening for drugs and
alcohol.

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